Ryan White Planning Council

Mission

The mission of the Phoenix EMA Ryan White Part A Planning Council is to ensure an integrated, holistic, and comprehensive system of health care for people living with HIV that is culturally appropriate, multilingual, full-service, family-friendly, and accessible to the entire community.

Vision

All people living with HIV/AIDS in Maricopa and Pinal Counties will have access to high quality health care and social services.

Meetings

Agendas & Minutes

The agenda for each meeting will be available at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at Public Health, 4041 North Central Avenue, 14th Floor Lobby, Phoenix. Meeting locations vary depending on space availability. Please call Planning Council Support at: 602-506-6321 for the location.View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

Member Qualifications

Article III. Membership, Section 1

Council membership shall include representation as mandated by the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act, Council members are
appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors which receives and
considers recommendations made by the Membership Committee and endorsed
by the Council to identify suitable candidates for Council membership.
The Planning Council shall consist of a maximum of 45 persons residing
throughout the EMA. The Membership Committee of the Council shall
identify representatives from each of the following mandated
representation categories as candidates for Council membership:

Social service providers, including providers of housing and homeless services

Mental health and substance abuse providers

Local public health agencies

Hospital planning agencies or health care planning agencies

Affected communities, including people with HIV/AIDS, members of a
Federally recognized Indian tribe as represented in the population,
individuals co-infected with hepatitis B or C, and historically
underserved groups and subpopulations

Non-elected community leaders

State government (including State Medicaid agency and the agency administering the program under Part B

Grantees under subpart II of Part C

Grantees under section 2671, or, if none are operating in the area,
representatives of organizations with a history of serving children,
youth, women, and families living with HIV and operating in the area

Grantees under the Federal HIV program, including but not limited to providers of HIV prevention services

Representatives of individuals who formerly were Federal, State, or
local prisoners, were released from the custody of the penal system
during the preceding 3 years, and had HIV/AIDS as of the date on which
the individuals were so released

Council members representing
the general public shall include representatives of the following
groups, as necessary to create a membership reflective of the epidemic
in the EMA:

African-Americans

Asian/Pacific Islanders

Hispanic-Americans, Latinos and Latinas

Women

Gay/Bisexual/Transgender communities

Persons with hemophilia

Residents of rural communities

Representatives of the IDU community

Parents/Guardians of HIV-infected children

Council membership shall include, whenever feasible, representatives of the following categories:

One member representing the Prevention Planning Group of Arizona

One member representing the Pinal County Health Department

Article III. Membership, Section 6

A Council member may nominate an alternate to be designated to attend
Council meetings and participate in all Council activities in the event
of the member's absence. An alternate may not attend more than 3
consecutive meeting in place of the Planning Council member. The 4
consecutive meeting attended by the alternate shall be considered an
unexcused member absence.

Section 7

Members shall be appointed for 3 year terms, effective with approval by
the Board. Members may be reappointed for one additional term upon the
recommendation of the Membership Committee, endorsement by the Council,
and the approval of the Board. It is the goal of the Planning Council to
recruit new members to enhance the Council, but existing members are
not required to leave if they choose not to and if no new members are
found.

Duties & Powers
Article II, Section 2

The Council's responsibilities shall be to:

Determine the size and demographics of the population of individuals with HIV-disease

Determine the needs of such population

Establish priorities for the allocation of funds within the eligible area, including how best to meet each such priority and additional factors that a grantee should consider in allocation of funds under a grant

Develop a comprehensive plan for the organization and delivery of health and support services described in section 2604

Assess the efficiency of the administrative mechanism in rapidly allocating funds to the area of greatest need within the eligible area

Participate in the development of the statewide coordinated statement of need initiated by the State public health agency responsible for administering grants

Establish methods for obtaining input on community needs and priorities, which may include public meetings, conducting focus groups, and convening ad-hoc panels

Coordinate with Federal grantees that provide HIV-related services within the eligible area